The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by the country’s theocracy over the demonstrations.

The blaze ripped through a new year celebration in the Crans-Montana resort less than two hours after midnight on Thursday, ...

Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City just after midnight on Thursday, taking the oath of office at an historic, ...

The Pope has opened 2026 with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries “bloodied by conflict” and families ...

Reform UK’s election war chest was bolstered by a £9 million donation in August from businessman Christopher Harborne.

Scores of people have taken part in sea swims across the island of Ireland to start off 2026. Despite temperatures dropping for a chilly New Year’s Day, around the Irish coastline from Co Antrim to Co ...

As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see the year’s first sunrise, while a ...

The historic buildings at a whaling station were built in about 1906 by Norwegian carpenters, but have fallen into disrepair.

Inflatables, selfies and creative costumes helped take the edge off as swimmers gathered on UK beaches for the chilly tradition.

A new plan is expected to increase the target number of police officers in Northern Ireland to more than 7,500. It comes as Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer numbers dropped to 6,190 ...

Thousands of people lined the streets of London to watch the colourful annual New Year’s Day parade. More than 8,000 performers took part in the display along the route from Piccadilly to Whitehall in ...

A PIONEERING scientist whose revolutionary research helped to develop new treatment for brain cancer has been awarded an MBE in the ...